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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Bill take in his apartment?

2. Which of the following is not an example of a heroin dealer?

3. Which character moves in with Bill?

4. What does Lee start dealing to Roy?

5. What is in the boxes Norton gives to Bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bill's meeting with the sailor.

2. What does Roy say to Lee at Lee's apartment in the opening ten pages?

3. What does Bill Gains and Bill do with the junk when they purchase it?

4. Describe the story about the mark who woke up while he was being robbed.

5. Why does Gains not care about their dealer shortselling them?

6. What is Bill's opinion of heroin dealers?

7. How did Bill escape from the army?

8. Describe Bill's time in the prison facility.

9. How do Bill and Roy get enough money to continue their habits?

10. Why is Herman arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay either in support or against the following statement: Junky loses its impact as a important document about drug addiction due to its cult status.

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set in New York, New Orleans, Texas and Mexico.

1) What meaning does each setting bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in these locations?

2) How different do you think the cities are today to the cities and states in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in contemporary society?

3) How do you think settings of the novel contribute the drug theme?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Burroughs' dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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